Operations Research Approaches to Asset Management in Freight Rail

Michael F.  Gorman; Steven Harrod

doi:10.1002/9780470400531.eorms0998

Operations Research Approaches to Asset Management in Freight Rail

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This article describes operations research methodologies as they apply to asset management in freight rail. We describe state-of-the-art methods for locomotive, crew, railcar, line and yard planning and management. We conclude with emerging areas of research in rail.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science
Publisher	Wiley
Publication date	2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470400531.eorms0998
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Freight rail asset management
Locomotive consist planning
Crew scheduling
Railcar distribution
Yard planning
Line planning

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